Car replacer



April 13 1926.

' E. M. TAYLOR CAR REPLAGER Filed June 9, 1925 wvanlfoc [or of the rail-engaging lugs.

Patented Apr; 13, 1926. I

UNITED vsire ERNEST M. TAYLOR, or RICHMOND, VIRGINIALASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO BAYARD V TAYLOR JELLISON, F nIcHM0Nn,-vmemm.

CAR nErLAonn.

Application fi led June 9 ,1925; semi No. 35,968.

To all whom it any concern:

Be it known that I, Ennns'r MQTAYLOR, a citizen oi. the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county or Henrico and Stateot Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Car Replacers, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to car replacers and has for one'of its objects the provision of a device of the character hereinafter described,

so constructed as to bridge the space between adjacent cross ties, and being provided with fastening means engageablewith the rail, and acting when tightened to cause forcible contact between the car replacenand the cross tiesp 7 Another object of the invention is, the provision of a flexible connection between the car replacer and the securing means, the. latter being adjustable along said flexible means. butirremovably attached thereto.

Still other objects of the invention reside in the novel construction and disposition of parts illustrated in the drawing and claimed in the following specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a car replacer embodying my invention and showing incidentally a portion of the railway track and the car wheels. p I

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the car replacer in its entirety. v

Figure 3 is a cross section taken at an intermediate point of Figure 2. i

Figure 4 isra plan view showing the car replacer partially secured to the rail;

Figure 5 is a rearward elevation of one Figure 6 is across section taken along the line 66 of Figure 5., I p y Referring now" in detail to the several figures, thenumeral 1 represents the body otthe car replacer, the samebein'g formed with a curved upper face,the opposite-ends of which have the elements thereof lying in a substantially horizontal plane, the interme diate portion of said face being higher .at the outside than at the side adjacent the rail so that the flange of a wheel riding upon'said replacerwill slide toward the rail as it traverses the intermediate portion of the car replacer. The body 1 is provided on that side which is adapted to lie adjacent the rail with laterally projecting portions 4; and 5 adapted, to make contact with the web of therail, as shown in Figure 3, and

to space the body portion of the car replacer a suflicient distance from the rail to permit the flange of the wheel to slip down between that side of the body portion and'the rail as the wheel reaches'the final position of re placement.

. The under face of the body portion may be hollow, as shown at 6 in Figure 3, in the interest of lightness, and the ends: of said body portion are preferably formed on their lower faces with projecting ribs or teeth 7. The body portion is made of sufficient length to bridge the space betweentwo adjacent cross ties as is shown inFigure 1, the teeth .or ribs? resting upon thecross ties.

The body portion 1 is provided with depending eyes 9, or equivalent means to which maybesecured the chains 8. Said chains pass, through lateral apertures in the-lugs 10 and 11'. V r I Said lugs are. similar in form and con-' struction, each comprising a' horizontally slotted portion 12 adapted to engage the base flange ofthe'rail upon itsouter edge,

"asisclearly shown at 13 in'Figurel. The

lower wall of the i l'-engaging slot is made broad so as to prevent upsetting of the lug 10 when the chain 8 is drawn taut. To give structural support to said broad face the lower part of the lug is formed with integral wings 13 and 14 embracing the edges of said broad face. As stated previously, the chain 8 passes through a lateral aperturein the lug. Saidjchain carries at its end means,

such as a pin 15, which canbe'inserted into that link of the chain which lies adjacent the lug when the chain is pulled taut, for

the purpose ot securingthe car replacer to the'cros's ties and to the rail. In the form of the invention shown, the pin 15 is formed with an eye 15 which is larger than the lateral aperture in the lugv so that the latter, while slidable along said chain is iri'emovably attached thereto. This is of great advantage in a carreplacer, for many car replacers are found to be worthless in time of emergency dueto some partbeing missing.

It is withiuthe scope of the invention to substitute other means than the enlarged eye of the pin 15-for preventing theseparation of the: lugs from the flexible elements.

The operationof the device will be apparent from'a consideration of the drawings which in Figure 1 show the body portion 1 placed against the inside of the rail,,the ends of said body portion resting upon the adjacent cross ties with the teeth 7 thereof contacting with said cross ties and the lugs 10 and 11 embracing the base flange of the rail on its outer side, the chains 8 being tightened, with the pins 15 inserted in the last link which can be drawn through the apertures in said lugs. It will be noted from Figure 3 that a pull upon the chain 8 causes a direct horizontal stress upon the lower end of the link 16 tending to rock said link against the base flange of the rail as a fulcrum. But rocking of said link is impossible due to the frictional engagement of the teeth 7 with the cross tie, so that the effective component of the pull of said chain is directed downwardly forcing the body portion irremovably against the cross ties.

It is obvious from the foregoing description that the novel means which I have devised for securing the car replacer to the rail utilizes, in a manner both positive and direct, the great coefficient of friction which can be obtained between the body portion of the replacer and the cross ties to prevent longitudinal displacement of the car replacer when first engaged by the car wheels. The car replacer also has the further advantage that the parts thereof cannot be separated so that no essential element thereof will be missing when it is required to be used.

It will be understood that various changes may be made in the form and relation of parts to suit different requirements of use, and that the invention, therefore, is not lim ited to the precise details of construction and arrangement shown.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A car replacer comprising a body portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a rail on one side thereof and having a wheel guiding surface, means for securing said body portion against both lateral and longitudinal displacement including an apert-ured lug engageable with the opposite side of the rail, a flexible element connected to said body portion and passing through said lug, and means inseparably carried by said flexible element and engageable with intermediate portions thereof for holding taut that portion of the flexible element between said ing and body portion.

2. A car replacer comprising a body portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a rail on one side thereof, and having a wheel guiding surface, means for securing said body portion against both lateral and long-r tudinal displacement including an apertured lug having a slot engageable with the base of the rail on the opposite side of the latter, a flexible element connected to said body portion and passing through said lug, and means inseparably carried by said flexible element and adapted to engage there with at an intermediate portion thereof for holding taut that portion of the flexible element between said lug and body portion.

3. A car replacer comprising a body portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a rail on one side thereof, and having a wheel guiding surface, means for securin said body portion against both lateral and longitudinal displacement including an apertured lug having a slot engageable with the base of the rail on the opposite side of the lat ter, a flexible element connected to said body portion and passing through said ing and a pin carried adjacent the free end of said flexible element, said pin being engageable with an intermediate portion of said flexible element and abutting against said lug for holding taut that portion of the flexible elementbctween said lug and body portion, said pin having a portion thereof too large to pass through the aperture in said lug.

1-. A car replacer comprising a body portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a rail on one side thereof, and having a wheel guiding surface, means for securing said body portion against both lateral and longi tudinal displacement including an apertured lug engageable with the opposite side of the rail, a chain connected to said body portion andpassing through said ing and a pin carried adjacent the free end of said chain adapted to be inserted in an intermediate link of said chain and to abut against said lug for holding taut that portion of the chain between said lug and body portion.

5. A car replacer comprising a body portion adapted to be positioned adjacent a rail on one side thereof and having a wheel guiding surface, said body portion being of Suficient length to bridge the space between adj acent cross ties, said body portion being formed with an eye projecting from its under surface, means for securing said body portion against both lateral and longitudinal displacement including an apertured lug engageable with the opposite side of said rail and a chain connected to said eye and extending beneath said r il, said chain passing through said lug, and a pin carried adjacent the free end of said chain, said pin being adapted for insertion in an intermediate link of said chain and to abut against said lug for holding taut that portion of the chain between said lug and body portion, said pin having an eye too large to pass through the aperture in said lug.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. i V

ERNEST M. TAYLOR. 

